The first time i found
Lich
, i though, "what a stupid card!" Ever since, it has been a personal goal of mine to make a deck around
Lich
, and make it worthwhile. It wasnt easy, but i think ive come up with a Vintage Legal deck, legitly utilizing
Lich
.
First off, Mana Drain and Boomerang are the only blue cards. But both are extremely important; Mana Drain counters and gives me much needed mana in a high cost deck, while Boomerang offers another way of getting rid of dangerous permanents. Because of their importance, i added two Islands vs 10 swamps and the final eight lands i made sure were capable of giving black or blue mana.
Death Pits of Rath
+
Pestilence
help to keep the opponent's creatures at bay -- good against aggro decks, imo, if it can be used fast enough. To help, ive conscripted Crypt Ghast for a mana boost, knowing he will die too...
I have a few indestructible creatures, Erebos, God of the Dead and
Stuffy Doll
, so that i can use Pariah's Shield indefinately to help deal with
Lich
's mess of abilities... With the added benefits that Stuffy Doll
+
Pariah's Shield
offer, as well as Erebos, God of the Dead's 5/7 and low mana cost.
Maralen of the Mornsong helps to either mess with the opponent early on, or get the cards that you need. Also, note that Maralen of the Mornsong can be used with
Lich
with no fear, even without Pariah's Shield, as
Lich
only makes you sac permanents if you are DEALT DAMAGE, not if an ability causes you to lose life. Nonetheless, its a good idea to be able to get
Lich's Mirror
just in case something goes wrong -- its a sort of fail-safe, albeit a weak one. But it might just do the trick!
And, of course, WinCon is managed by use of either
Magus of the Mirror
or
Repay in Kind
, either can be harvested by Maralen of the Mornsong. I have thought about other cards that exchange life totals, but ive decided to go with these and see how they work for now.
Anyhow, thats it!! Please, let me know what you think! Is this a rare occassion where a deck centered around
Lich
actually proves to be decent???
